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SCORPION CHILD: 'Kings Highway' Video Released
Austin rockers SCORPION CHILD have released a video for the first track on their debut album, "Kings Highway". Opening with the sound of cicadas, the clip was directed by award-winning stop-motion animator Jess Cope (STEVEN WILSON, STORM CORROSION, DEVIN TOWNSEND) of Owlhouse Studios, whose talents...February 14, 2014
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HELLION To Release 'To Hellion And Back' 2-Disc Anthology In April
Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION have inked a contract with London-based HNE/Cherry Red Records. The first of three HELLION albums set for release this year is a 2-disc anthology titled "To Hellion And Back", which will be released on April 1, and the first 1,000 copies will be aut...February 5, 2014
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THRESHOLD: New Songtitles Revealed
British progressive metallers THRESHOLD entered the studio last November to begin recording the follow-up to 2012's "March Of Progress" for a late 2014 release via Nuclear Blast. According to keyboardist Richard West, "All the drum and bass parts have been recorded and work is now underway on guitar...February 5, 2014
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Classic ALICE COOPER Album 'Billion Dollar Babies' To Be Released On Hybrid SACD
ALICE COOPER fans worldwide rejoice! Marshall Blonstein's Audio Fidelity will release Alice Cooper's classic album "Billion Dollar Babies" on Hybrid SACD on February 4. As a bonus, along with the meticulously reproduced artwork, enclosed in every CD is the very collectible replicated "Billion Dollar...January 30, 2014
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THOMAS ZWIJSEN's 'Nylonized' Featuring Former IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER, EUROPE Members: Audio Samples
Dutch classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen will release his second album, "Nylonized", on March 11. His first album, "Nylon Maiden" (2013),contained 11 arrangements of IRON MAIDEN tracks on classical guitar. "Nylonized" will contain tracks from several artists and original compositions by Zwijsen. Am...January 21, 2014
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KATATONIA Speaks To HEAVY METAL ARTWORK (Video)
Heavy Metal Artwork conducted an interview with Swedish dark rockers KATATONIA before the band's November 3, 2013 concert at Roundhouse in London, England. You can now watch the chat below. KATATONIA recently supported PARADISE LOST on the "Tragic Illusion" 25th-anniversary tour alongside LACUNA COI...January 19, 2014
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GUNS N' ROSES, AVENGED SEVENFOLD, SLAYER, MOTÖRHEAD Confirmed For ROCK ON THE RANGE
Following last year's expansion to include three nights of music, America's premier rock festival — Rock On The Range — has once again upped the ante by growing to three full days of music for this year's annual event, May 16, 17 and 18 at Columbus Crew Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Featuring headlinin...January 16, 2014
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Former IRON MAIDEN, DREAM THEATER, EUROPE Members Guest On THOMAS ZWIJSEN's 'Nylonized'
Dutch classical guitarist Thomas Zwijsen will release his second album, "Nylonized", on March 11. His first album, "Nylon Maiden" (2013),contained 11 arrangements of IRON MAIDEN tracks on classical guitar. "Nylonized" will contain tracks from several artists and original compositions by Zwijsen. Am...January 13, 2014
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OPETH Mainman On Next Album: 'It's A Metal Record And A Progressive Record And Something Else Too'
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH spoke to U.K.'s Metal Hammer magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2011's "Heritage". "I have eight songs written and the direction is going straight into the territory of 'all ov...January 8, 2014
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OPETH's MIKAEL ÅKERFELDT On Next Album: It's Time To Go 'All In' With String Instrumentation
Guitarist/vocalist Mikael Åkerfeldt of Swedish progressive metallers OPETH spoke to Decibel magazine about the progress of the songwriting sessions for the band's follow-up to 2011's "Heritage". "I have about six songs done and another two or three just started," he said, "plus a million ideas that...January 4, 2014
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Drummer SIMON WRIGHT Talks About Recording With HELLION (Video)
A four-minute video clip in which drummer Simon Wright (AC/DC, QUEENSRŸCHE, DIO, DIO DISCIPLES) talks to Reality Check TV about recording new music with Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION can be seen below. The first set of HELLION's new tracks was produced by legendary British studi...December 31, 2013
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Video Blog From HELLION Includes Sneak Preview Of New Music
Los Angeles-based female-fronted metallers HELLION have released a video blog featuring video and audio snips of the band's new music. The first set of HELLION's new tracks was produced by legendary British studio icon Ken Scott, who has helmed iconic albums, including DAVID BOWIE's "Hunky Dory", "T...December 19, 2013
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CANDLEMASS Mainman Says New BLACK SABBATH Album 'Could Have Been Better'
Metal Blast recently conducted an interview with CANDLEMASS and AVATARIUM mainman Leif Edling. A couple of excerpts from the chat follow below. Metal Blast: Considering the success of CANDLEMASS and the fact that it stands proud as THE doom metal band, what led you to start AVATARIUM? Leif Edling: M...December 15, 2013
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ANGELICA RYLIN Interviewed On 'Hard Rock Nights' (Audio)
Swedish singer Angelica Rylin was recently interviewed on the "Hard Rock Nights" syndicated radio show. You can now listen to the chat in the YouTube clip below. ANGELICA's debut album, "Thrive", was released on November 29 in Europe and December 3 in North America via Frontiers Records. Best known...December 10, 2013
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ROB ZOMBIE Guitarist JOHN 5: Rig Rundown With PREMIER GUITAR (Video)
Former MARILYN MANSON and current ROB ZOMBIE guitarist John 5 (real name: John William Lowery) met with Premier Guitar's John Bohlinger before taking the stage with ROB ZOMBIE at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee on November 25, 2013, to talk tone, Teles, and what's really in John's "lav...December 10, 2013